Salvation is a word that describes the deliverance of the Israelites
from the Egyptians (Exodus 14:13), and of deliverance
generally from evil or danger. In the New Testament it is specially used with reference to
the great deliverance from the guilt and the pollution of sin wrought out by Jesus Christ,
"the great salvation" (Hebrews 2:3).

References

But Moses said to the people,
"Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the LORD which He will accomplish for
you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again
forever. (Exodus 14:13)

how shall we escape if we neglect so
great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to
us by those who heard, (Hebrews 2:3)

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10/09/2018 12:00 PMTake Up and Read: An Introduction to the New Testament
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